Revised Version 1895

Genesis 3

1Nowהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961theserpentוְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ve.ha.na.ChashH5175wasmoreאַ֚ף'afH637subtilthanH3808anyמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hadmadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto thewomanהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802,Yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, hathGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Ye shallnotH3808eatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofanyמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of thegardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GANH1588?

2And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559unto theserpentהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175, Of thefruitמִפְּרִ֥יmi.pe.RiH6529of thetreesעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086of thegardenהַגָּ֖ןha.GanH1588we mayeatנֹאכֵֽל׃no.KhelH398:

3but of thefruitוּמִפְּרִ֣יu.mi.pe.RiH6529of thetreeהָעֵץ֮ha.'EtzH6086whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in themidstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of thegardenהַגָּן֒ha.GanH1588,Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430hathsaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Ye shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of it,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall yetouchתִגְּע֖וּti.ge.'UH5060it,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435yedieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191.

4And theserpentהַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.ChashH5175saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802, Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808surelyמ֖וֹתMotH4191dieתְּמֻתֽוּן׃te.mu.TunH4191:

5forGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430dothknowיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045that in thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117yeeatאֲכָלְכֶ֣ם'a.khal.KhemH398thereof, then youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869shall beopenedוְנִפְקְח֖וּve.nif.ke.ChuH6491, and ye shall be asGodכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,knowingיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045goodט֥וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.

6And when thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֡הha.'i.ShahH802sawוַתֵּ֣רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that thetreeהָעֵ֨ץha.'EtzH6086wasgoodטוֹב֩tOvH2896forfoodלְמַאֲכָ֜לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978, and that it was adelightH2530to theeyesלָעֵינַ֗יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869, and that thetreeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086was to bedesiredH2530tomakeH5414onewiseלְהַשְׂכִּ֔ילle.has.KilH7919,sheH1931tookH3947of thefruitמִפִּרְי֖וֹmi.pir.YoH6529thereof, anddidH376eatוַתֹּאכַ֑לva.to.KhalH398; andsheH1931gaveH5414also untoherH3947husbandלְאִישָׁ֛הּle.'i.ShahH376withherH3947, and hedidH376eatוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.

7And theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of thembothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147wereopenedוַתִּפָּקַ֙חְנָה֙va.ti.pa.Kach.nahH6491, and theyknewוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that they werenakedעֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם'ei.ru.MimH5903; and theysewedוַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ֙vai.yit.pe.RuH8609figתְאֵנָ֔הte.'e.NahH8384leavesעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5929togetherH8609, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213themselvesהֵ֑םHemH1992aprons.

8And theyheardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thevoiceק֨וֹלKolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430walkingמִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in thegardenבַּגָּ֖ןba.GanH1588in thecoolלְר֣וּחַle.Ru.achH7307of thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: and themanהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֗וֹve.'ish.ToH802hidוַיִּתְחַבֵּ֨אvai.yit.cha.Be'H2244themselvesH2244from thepresenceמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430amongst thetreesעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086of thegardenהַגָּֽן׃ha.GanH1588.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whereאַיֶּֽכָּה׃'ai.Ye.kahH335art thou?

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Iheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thyvoiceקֹלְךָ֥ko.le.ChaH6963in thegardenבַּגָּ֑ןba.GanH1588, and I wasafraidוָאִירָ֛אva.'i.Ra'H3372,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I wasnakedעֵירֹ֥ם'ei.RomH5903; and Ihidוָאֵחָבֵֽא׃va.'e.cha.Ve'H2244myselfאָנֹ֖כִי'a.No.khiH595.

11And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whotoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046thee that thou wastnakedעֵירֹ֖ם'ei.RomH5903? Hast thoueatenאֲכָל־'a.khol-H398of thetreeהָעֵ֗ץha.'EtzH6086, whereof Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֛יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee that thou shouldestnotלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115eatאָכָֽלְתָּ׃'a.Khal.taH398?

12And themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802whomH834thou gavest to be withmeH5414,sheהִ֛ואhi'H1931gaveH5414meH5414of thetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086, and IdidH834eatוָאֹכֵֽל׃va.'o.KhelH398.

13And theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thewomanלָאִשָּׁ֖הla.'i.ShahH802,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is this thou hastdoneH6213? And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, Theserpentהַנָּחָ֥שׁha.na.ChashH5175beguiledmeH398, and IdidH6213eatH398.

14And theLORDיְהֹוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto theserpentהַנָּחָשׁ֮ha.na.ChashH5175,Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this,cursedאָר֤וּר'a.RurH779art thouaboveH5921allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605cattleH929, andaboveH5921everyוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605beastH929of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;uponH5921thybellyגְּחֹנְךָ֣ge.cho.ne.KhaH1512shalt thou go, anddustוְעָפָ֥רve.'a.FarH6083shalt thoueatתֹּאכַ֖לto.KhalH398allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thylifeH3117:

15and I willputאָשִׁ֗ית'a.ShitH7896enmityוְאֵיבָ֣ה׀ve.'ei.VahH342betweenH996thee and thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802, andbetweenH996thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233andherH802seedזַרְעָ֑הּzar.'AhH2233: it shallbruiseיְשׁוּפְךָ֣ye.shu.fe.KhaH7779thyheadרֹ֔אשׁRoshH7218, and thou shaltbruiseתְּשׁוּפֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Fe.nuH7779hisheelעָקֵֽב׃ ס'a.KevH6119.

16Unto thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, I willgreatlyהַרְבָּ֤הhar.BahH7235multiplyאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235thy sorrow and thyconceptionוְהֵֽרֹנֵ֔ךְve.he.ro.NekhH2032; in sorrow thou shaltbringH3205forthH3205childrenבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121; and thydesireתְּשׁ֣וּקָתֵ֔ךְte.Shu.ka.TekhH8669shall be to thyhusbandאִישֵׁךְ֙'i.sheKhH376, and he shallruleיִמְשָׁל־yim.shol-H4910over thee.

17And untoAdamוּלְאָדָ֣םul.'a.DamH121hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thou hast hearkened unto thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thywifeאִשְׁתֶּךָ֒'ish.te.KhaH802, and hasteatenוַתֹּ֙אכַל֙va.To.khalH398of thetreeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086, ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398of it:cursedאֲרוּרָ֤ה'a.ru.RahH779is thegroundהָֽאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127for thysakeבַּֽעֲבוּרֶ֔ךָba.'a.vu.Re.khaH5668; intoilבְּעִצָּבוֹן֙be.'i.tza.VonH6093shalt thoueatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֔נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398of itallכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thylifeH3117;

18thornsוְק֥וֹץve.KotzH6975also andthistlesוְדַרְדַּ֖רve.dar.DarH1863shall it bringforthתַּצְמִ֣יחַֽtatz.Mi.achH6779to thee; and thou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֖ve.'a.khal.TaH398theherbעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704;

19in thesweatבְּזֵעַ֤תbe.ze.'AtH2188of thyfaceאַפֶּ֙יךָ֙'a.Pei.khaH639shalt thoueatתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,tillעַ֤ד'adH5704thoureturnשֽׁוּבְךָ֙shu.ve.KhaH7725unto thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127; foroutמִמֶּ֖נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480of it wast thoutakenלֻקָּ֑חְתָּlu.Ka.che.taH3947: fordustעָפָ֣רa.FarH6083thou art, and untodustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083shalt thoureturnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725.

20And themanהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hiswife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034Eveחַוָּ֑הcha.VahH2332;becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588sheהִ֥ואhi'H1931was themotherאֵ֥ם'emH517ofallכָּל־kol-H3605livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

21And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430madeוַיַּעַשׂ֩vai.ya.'AsH6213for Adam and for hiswifeוּלְאִשְׁתּ֛וֹul.'ish.ToH802coats ofskinsע֖וֹרorH5785, andclothedוַיַּלְבִּשֵֽׁם׃ פvai.yal.bi.ShemH3847them.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, themanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120isbecomeהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961as one ofusH3045, toknowלָדַ֖עַתla.Da.'atH3045goodט֣וֹבTovH2896andevilוָרָ֑עva.Ra'H7451; andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435heputH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027, andtakeוְלָקַח֙ve.la.KachH3947also of thetreeמֵעֵ֣ץme.'EtzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416, andeatוְאָכַ֖לve.'a.KhalH398, andliveH2416foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769:

23therefore theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971himforthH7971from thegardenמִגַּן־mi.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֑דֶן'E.denH5731, totillלַֽעֲבֹד֙la.'a.VodH5647thegroundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127from whence he wastakenלֻקַּ֖חlu.KachH3947.

24SoH853hedroveH1644outH1644themanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120; and he placed at theeastמִקֶּ֨דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924of thegardenלְגַן־le.gan-H1588ofEdenעֵ֜דֶן'E.denH5731theCherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֗יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, and the flame of aswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719whichH2719turnedהַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶתha.mit.ha.Pe.khetH2015everywayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870, tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֕רlish.MorH8104thewayH1870of thetreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086oflifeהַֽחַיִּֽים׃ סHa.chai.YimH2416.

Commentaries on Genesis 3

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain